Mythoblog — latest publicationsNew entries, stories and comparisons about world mythologies.https://mythoblog.com/enEpimetheus, the Titan of afterthought who took Pandora inhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/epimetheus/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/epimetheus/Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus: the Titan who thinks too late, accepts Pandora in Hesiod and leaves humanity unequipped in Plato.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHebe, Greek goddess of youth and cupbearer of the godshttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/hebe/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/hebe/Hebe, Greek goddess of youth: daughter of Zeus and Hera, cupbearer on Olympus before Ganymede, and the bride Heracles wins on becoming immortal.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAgamemnon, king of Mycenae and commander of the Greeks at Troyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/agamemnon/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/agamemnon/Agamemnon, leader of the Achaean host: the quarrel with Achilles, Iphigenia at Aulis, the curse of the Atreidae and the murder that met his homecoming.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTParis of Troy, the exposed prince who lost his own cityhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/paris-prince-of-troy/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/paris-prince-of-troy/Paris, son of Priam: Hecuba's dream, the herdsman on Ida, the archer Homer despises, the arrow that kills Achilles and Oenone's final refusal.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPatroclus, the companion of Achilles whose death turns the Iliadhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/patroclus/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/patroclus/Patroclus in the Iliad: the exile raised at Phthia, the borrowed armour, his death below the walls of Troy, and the long-argued bond with Achilles.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBoreas, Greek god of the north wind and Athens's son-in-lawhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/boreas/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/boreas/Boreas, god of the north wind: son of Eos, abductor of Oreithyia, father of the Boreads, and the wind Athens thanked for wrecking the Persian fleet.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTProteus, the shape-shifting old man of the seahttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/proteus/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/proteus/Proteus, the Greek sea god who changes shape: Menelaus's ambush on Pharos, prophecy taken by force, and the Egyptian king who kept Helen safe.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTriton, Greek sea god of the conch and son of Poseidonhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/triton/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/triton/Triton, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite: fish-tailed sea god whose conch calls back the waters, and the guide who frees the Argo from Lake Tritonis.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTyche, Greek goddess of fortune and guardian of citieshttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/tyche/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/tyche/Tyche, Greek goddess of fortune: an Oceanid in Hesiod, a daughter of Zeus in Pindar, and the mural-crowned protector of every Hellenistic city.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTZephyrus, Greek god of the west wind and the breath of springhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/zephyrus/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/zephyrus/Zephyrus, god of the west wind: harsh in Homer, gentle in Rome, sire of Achilles's horses, jealous killer of Hyacinthus and husband of Chloris.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChaos in Greek mythology: the primordial gap, not disorderhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/chaos/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/chaos/Greek Chaos means a gaping void, not confusion: what Hesiod actually wrote, what is really born from it, and how Ovid reversed the meaning of the word.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHypnos, Greek god of sleep and twin of Deathhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/hypnos/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/hypnos/Hypnos, Sleep personified: the gentle twin of Thanatos, the only god who can put Zeus under, bought by Hera for a bride — and one of the few to receive real cult.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMorpheus, god of dreams: what the myth actually sayshttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/morpheus/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/morpheus/Morpheus is not the god of sleep and not an ancient Greek deity: he is Ovid's creation, a son of Sleep who specialises in wearing human faces inside dreams.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTOceanus, Titan of the river that encircles the worldhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/oceanus/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/oceanus/Oceanus, Titan of the encircling river: distinct from Poseidon’s sea, father of three thousand rivers and the Oceanids, he stays out of Zeus’s war.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTethys, Titaness of the waters and mother of the Oceanidshttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/tethys/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/tethys/Tethys, nurturing Titaness of the waters: not to be confused with Thetis, mother of six thousand children, and the reason one constellation never sets.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAsclepius, Greek god of medicine and healinghttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/asclepius/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/asclepius/Asclepius, the Greek healer god: snatched from his mother's pyre, taught by Chiron, struck down for raising the dead, and the true single-snake rod.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMetis, Greek goddess of cunning and first wife of Zeushttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/metis/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/metis/Metis, Oceanid of cunning intelligence: the drug that freed the Olympians, why Zeus swallowed her, and how Athena was born from his split skull.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMnemosyne, Greek goddess of Memory and mother of the Museshttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/mnemosyne/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/mnemosyne/Mnemosyne, Titaness of Memory: the nine nights that produced the Muses, the spring of Memory against Lethe, and her role in the Orphic gold tablets.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThanatos, Greek god of death personifiedhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/thanatos/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/thanatos/Thanatos, Death personified: son of Nyx and twin of Hypnos, chained by Sisyphus, wrestled by Heracles, and the one Greek god who accepts no offerings.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThemis, Greek goddess of divine law and orderhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/themis/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/themis/Themis, the Titaness of divine law: mother of the Horae and the Fates, keeper of Delphi before Apollo, and the prophecy that saved Zeus's throne.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEos, the Greek goddess of Dawn, and the curse of Tithonushttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/eos/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/eos/Eos, the Greek goddess of Dawn: sister of Sun and Moon, cursed by Aphrodite, the immortality she botched for Tithonus, and the dew wept for Memnon.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEris, Greek goddess of Discord, and the golden applehttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/eris/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/eris/Eris, goddess of Discord: the brood of disasters Hesiod gives her, his two-Erides correction, and how late the famous golden apple actually appears.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTIris, Greek goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the godshttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/iris/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/iris/Iris, Greek rainbow goddess and divine messenger: her central role in the Iliad, the Styx water she fetches for oaths, and her Harpy sisters.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNemesis, Greek goddess of due measure and divine retributionhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/nemesis/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/nemesis/Nemesis, goddess of proportion rather than revenge: her statue cut from Persian marble, the egg that hatched Helen, and the curse laid on Narcissus.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNike, Greek goddess of Victory, and why she has wingshttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/nike/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/nike/Nike, goddess of Victory: the siblings who joined Zeus first, the Wingless Victory of Athens, and the contested altar that outlived Greek religion.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCharon, ferryman of the Greek underworld and the coin for the deadhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/charon/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/charon/Charon, ferryman of the Greek underworld: the obol placed in the mouth of the dead, the unburied turned away for a century, and the Etruscan demon Charun.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNyx, primordial goddess of Night in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/nyx/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/nyx/Nyx, the Greek primordial Night: the children she bore without a father, the one moment Zeus backs down in the Iliad, and her rank in Orphic theogony.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSelene, the Greek moon goddess and the sleep of Endymionhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/selene/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/selene/Selene, moon goddess of Greek mythology: her Titan genealogy, the two-horse night chariot, her love for the sleeping Endymion, and the merger with Artemis.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAriadne, the Cretan princess who guided Theseus out of the Labyrinthhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/ariadne/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/ariadne/Ariadne in Greek myth: the thread that saves Theseus, the abandonment on Naxos, her marriage to Dionysus, and the crown that became a constellation.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHelen of Troy, Sparta's queen at the heart of the warhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/helen-of-troy/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/helen-of-troy/Helen of Troy: daughter of Zeus and Leda, the oath of Tyndareus, the abduction by Paris, and the ancient version in which only her phantom reached Troy.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMaia, mother of Hermes and eldest of the Pleiadeshttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/maia/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/maia/Maia, daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes: her cave on Mount Cyllene, Apollo's stolen cattle, and her place among the Pleiades.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCeto, sea goddess and mother of the Gorgons in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/ceto/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/ceto/Ceto, power of the primordial sea: her union with Phorcys, the Graeae and Gorgons, and the genealogy of Greek monsters.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDione, the goddess whose name is the feminine of Zeushttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/dione/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/dione/Dione, mother of Aphrodite in Homer: a feminine double of Zeus, two irreconcilable genealogies, and a real cult at the oracle of Dodona.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLeto, mother of Apollo and Artemis in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/leto/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/leto/Leto, the Titaness pursued by Hera: her wandering, the birth of Apollo and Artemis on Delos, and Niobe's fatal challenge.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAlcmene, mother of Heracles in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/alcmene/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/alcmene/Alcmene, princess of Perseus's line: the night Zeus impersonates Amphitryon, Heracles's delayed birth, and her revenge on Eurystheus.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDanae, mother of Perseus and prisoner of the bronze chamberhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/danae/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/danae/Danae, princess of Argos: Acrisius's oracle, Zeus's shower of gold, the chest cast into the sea, and the survival of Perseus.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSemele, mortal mother of Dionysus in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/semele/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/heroes/semele/Semele, princess of Thebes and mother of Dionysus: Zeus's binding promise, the fatal sight of lightning, and her return as a goddess.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCalypso, nymph who detains Odysseus on the island of Ogygiahttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/calypso/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/calypso/Calypso in the Odyssey: seven years on Ogygia, an offer of immortality that Odysseus turns down, and her protest against the gods' double standard.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Cretan Bull, father of the Minotaur and opponent of Heracleshttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/cretan-bull/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/cretan-bull/The Cretan Bull: the sacrifice Minos kept, the father of the Minotaur, Heracles' seventh labour, and the beast Theseus finally put on an altar.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEchidna, mother of monsters in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/echidna/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/echidna/Echidna, mother of monsters: half nymph and half serpent, mate of Typhon, parent of Cerberus, the Hydra, the Chimera and the Sphinx.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Hesperides, guardians of the golden apples in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/hesperides/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/hesperides/The Hesperides, nymphs of the golden apples: daughters of Night or of Atlas, the sleepless serpent Ladon, and the labour Heracles won by a trick.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNephele, cloud shaped by Zeus and mother of the Centaurshttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/nephele/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/nephele/Nephele, the cloud shaped like Hera: Zeus's trap for Ixion, ancestress of the Centaurs, and the goddess who sent the ram of the Golden Fleece.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Pleiades, seven star sisters of Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/pleiades/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/creatures/pleiades/The Pleiades, seven daughters of Atlas: the lost sister, the pursuit by Orion, and the star cluster that told Greek farmers when to plough and sail.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAsteria, Titaness of stars and mother of Hecate in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/asteria/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/asteria/Asteria, Titaness of stars: the goddess who escaped Zeus by becoming the island of Delos, mother of Hecate, and sister to Leto.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCalliope, Muse of epic poetry in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/calliope/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/calliope/Calliope, chief of the nine Muses: the Muse who stands beside kings, judge of the quarrel over Adonis, and mother of Orpheus and Linus.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCirce, sorceress-goddess of Aeaea in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/circe/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/circe/Circe in the Odyssey: the drugs that make men swine, the herb moly, the oath Odysseus extracts from her, and how a goddess became a witch.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHyperion, Titan of heavenly light in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/hyperion/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/hyperion/Hyperion, Titan of heavenly light: father of Sun, Moon and Dawn, the god Homer keeps confusing with his own son, and a name with a long afterlife.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTIapetus, Titan father of Prometheus and Atlas in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/iapetus/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/iapetus/Iapetus, Titan father of Atlas and Prometheus: four sons central to Hesiod's account of the mortal condition, and an unproven resemblance to Japheth.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPasiphae, queen of Crete and mother of the Minotaur in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/pasiphae/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/pasiphae/Pasiphae, solar goddess and queen of Crete: her own sorcery against Minos, the curse Poseidon aimed at her husband, and her dream-oracle in Laconia.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPerses, Titan father of Hecate in Greek mythologyhttps://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/perses/https://mythoblog.com/en/mythologies/greek/gods/perses/Perses, Titan husband of Asteria and father of Hecate: how to tell him from three namesakes, and why his line kept its powers under Zeus.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT